WSU Tri-Cities

WSU Tri-Cities, DOE second public lecture: Tank Waste 101: Hanford’s Greatest Challenge
2017-04-27 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354-1671, United States
Washington State University Tri-Cities in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is pleased to announce the second lecture in the series on the Hanford Area’s Current and Future Mission: “Tank Waste 101”.
Dr. Sahid Smith of the Office of River Protection will deliver a lecture focusing on radioactive tank waste and the Tank Farms at the Hanford Area, which have become the Area’s greatest challenge.
The lecture takes place Thursday April 27, 3 – 4 p.m. on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in the East Building Auditorium, room 266. Students, faculty and the community are welcome for the presentation.
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WSU Economic Development Council
2017-04-26 10:00 - 14:00 | WA
WSU Economic Development Council meeting
Location TBD

Calvacade of Authors
2017-04-22 08:00 - 15:30 | WA
The Cavalcade of Authors is dedicated to providing the secondary students of our region access to some of the best Young Adult authors of our modern era. Our special interest is to celebrate Pacific Northwest Authors while introducing students to a variety of genres and subject matter and to furthermore, promote reading and writing within our community. We provide for our participants an authentic writing conference experience where students can learn from the ultimate mentors: the authors of the books they are reading.

Chancellor's Honor Reception
2017-04-21 16:00 - 17:30 | West Atrium

Thesis Defense: Garima Bansal
2017-04-21 15:30 - 17:30 | Floyd Building 224, 2710 University Dr., Richland, 99354, United States
Announcement of Thesis Defense/Final Examination:
Candidate: Garima Bansal
Degree: MS Computer Science
Date: April 21, 2017
Time: 3:30pm
Place: West (Floyd) 224
Advisor: Dr. Li Tan
Thesis Title: Automated Test Generation for Temporal Specifications
All are invited to attend.

Climate Change and Solar Energy Forum
2017-04-19 18:30 - 20:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354-1671, United States
It is a free community event supported by non-profits Go Green Tri-cities, Tri-cities Citizens Climate Lobby, Solar Washington and WSU Environmental Club. Speakers: PNNL climate scientist Steve Ghan, WSU Professor Lori Nelson, owner of Now!Solar Eugene Wilkie. Q&A will follow.

Junior Writing Portfolio Timed Write
2017-04-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | West 133
The Junior Writing Portfolio is a mid-career diagnostic to determine if students’ writing abilities have advanced in ways that can handle the writing demands of upper-division courses and courses in their major.
Successful completion of the Junior Writing Portfolio during the junior year is a requirement for graduation. To meet the requirement, students must take a timed essay exam and submit a packet of three graded papers.
Registration is required for the timed essay exam.

FUSE Panel Presentation
2017-04-17 16:00 - 17:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354-1671, United States
Come listen to community professionals discuss Fuse, professional development, networking, and opportunities for internships along with FREE FOOD!

WSU Tri-Cities Women of Distinction - reception and gallery opening
2017-04-13 17:30 - 19:00 | East Entrance, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will honor 13 individuals as part of its first women of distinction class during a gallery exhibition opening and reception at 5:30 p.m. on April 13 in the entrance to the East Building on campus.
The program recognizes WSU Tri-Cities female students, staff, faculty, alumnae and community members who have made notable contributions to the campus and community through service, teaching or involvement.
“This is a way to honor our female leaders within the WSU Tri-Cities community who have gone above and beyond to improve access to educational opportunities, driven momentous initiatives within their respective professions and have given generously of their free time in dedication to service and volunteerism,” said Chris Meiers, vice chancellor for enrollment management and student services.
Those being honored as WSU Tri-Cities’ 2017 Women of Distinction include:
Amber Eubanks – WSU Tri-Cities community engagement specialist
Anna King – news correspondent for the Northwest News Network and Northwest Public Radio
Cindy Bruckner-Lea – project manager at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dana Parmenter – WSU Tri-Cities junior in digital technology and culture
Elizabeth Hernandez-Osorio – WSU Tri-Cities master’s student in educational leadership
Jana Kay Lunstad – WSU Tri-Cities academic affairs coordinator
Katherine Banks – WSU Tri-Cities instructor of political science in the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
Kay Olson – WSU Tri-Cities clinical nursing instructor
Lisa Godwin – executive director of Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity
Lura Powell – chair of the WSU Board of Regents
Michele Acker-Hocevar – WSU Tri-Cities interim vice chancellor of academic affairs
Selene Torres-Medrano – WSU Tri-Cities senior in biological sciences
Shawnta DiFalco – commanding officer in the Washington National Guard and secondary school principal
Photos of the Women of Distinction and their biographies will be on display in the hallway nearest The Bookie, WSU Tri-Cities’ student bookstore, through May 12.

Faculty Recognition Reception
2017-04-13 00:00 | CIC 120, WA

Running Start Information Night
2017-04-12 18:00 - 19:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
Join us on campus to learn how qualifying high school students (11th and 12th grades) can earn college credit through Running Start at WSU Tri-Cities.

Discover Day
2017-04-12 16:30 - 19:00 | WA
Campus visit for prospective students

Career Development Workshop: Negotiating Salary and Benefits (Guest Panel)
2017-04-12 12:30 - 13:30 | W231
As part of the Spring 2017 Career Development Office Workshop Series, this professional career development workshop will consist of local Human Resource Managers providing students with insight and tips on how to navigate their first job offer, and what and when to negotiate.
All workshops are FREE and open to WSU Tri-Cities students only. No RSVP required.
FREE pizzas available to students who attend the workshop.
Can’t make it to a workshop? Get an individual appointment to speak to a Career Coach!

CAREER DEVELOPMENT, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu

Integrative Learning: Teaching for Transfer Across the Disciplines
2017-04-10 15:00 - 16:30 | CIC 125T, United States
Faculty are invited to join the Writing Program Office for a Writing Across the Disciplines – Writing in the Disciplines lecture.
Teachers and researchers alike have a strong interest in better understanding transfer of learning – that is, how student connect what they know, what they do, and they are as writers from one context to another. Rebecca Nowacek, Associate Professor English at Marquette University, will discuss how common sense understanding of transfer drastically underestimates the complexity of how writers transfer from one context to another. Drawing from data gathered in a multidisciplinary learning community, she argues for a more rhetorical understanding of transfer and offer a model of students as integrative learners.

Career Development: Student Employee of the Year Recognition
2017-04-10 08:00 - 2017-04-14 08:00 | Unnamed Venue, WA
As part of the National Student Employment Week, the Career Development office will provide an opportunity for on-campus employers to recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of students who are employed through campus departments while attending college. Winners will be featured on campus digital displays during the week of April 10-14 and invited along with their nominators to attend the Student Leadership Banquet on April 28th for an awards ceremony.
Students who have worked in the current academic year 2016-2017 are eligible to be nominated. Permanent employees taking classes do not qualify.
Nominations can come from staff, faculty, coworkers or others who know of an outstanding student worker.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu

Priority Registraton for Fall begins
2017-04-10 07:30 - 17:00 | WA

Cougar Pride Day
2017-04-07 08:00 - 17:00 | WA
Cougs in the Community brings together students, faculty, alumni and others to beautify the WSU Tri-Cities’ campus. Previous projects include painting, flower bed enhancements, and lay sod at the Wine Science Center. When our volunteers commit to giving a few hours out of their day to improve the look and feel of our campus, they are making an impact for all who WSU Tri-Cities serves.

Campus Leadership Team
2017-04-06 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
Campus Representatives

MAPS for Current Students
2017-04-06 09:00 - 10:30, 2017-04-04 15:00 - 16:30, 2017-04-03 10:30 - 12:00 | CIC 101R
Majors and Academic Planning Sessions (MAPS) are held in a group setting and are pre-advisement sessions that are held each semester before priority registration. Academic advisors and faculty mentors lead these workshops and provide registration information and schedule building tools so you will make progress toward meeting your graduation requirements.
Priority registration begins April 10. Visit your student center to see your enrollment dates.
MAPS for 2017 course scheduling will be held at the following times in CIC 101R:

Monday
10:30 to 12 p.m.Tuesday
3 to 4:30 p.m.Wednesday
2:30 to 4 p.m.Thursday
9 to 10:30 a.m.

March 6March 7March 8March 9

March 20March 21March 22March 23

March 27March 28March 29March 30

April 3April 4April 5April 6

Career Development Workshop: Apply to Graduate and Professional School
2017-04-05 12:30 - 13:30 | W231
*As part of the Spring 2017 Career Development Office Workshop Series, this professional career development workshop will provide students with tips on how to prepare for graduate and professional schools, how to find the right school, the application process, and how to apply to competitive programs.
*Students should bring a laptop to work on their application during the workshop.
All workshops are FREE and open to WSU Tri-Cities students only. No RSVP required.
FREE pizzas available to students who attend the workshop.
Can’t make it to a workshop? Get an individual appointment to speak to a Career Coach!

CAREER DEVELOPMENT, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu

Resident Faculty Org & Chancellor
2017-04-05 10:00 - 11:00 | WA
RFO representatives

SOLD Exhibit: Human Trafficking
2017-04-04 10:00 - 19:00 | CIC 120

Chancellor's Executive Council
2017-04-03 09:00 - 11:00 | WA
Executive Team

Spirit Week
2017-04-03 - 2017-04-07 | Office of Admissions, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Spirit Week
For high school sophomores, juniors and seniors

Join the Office of Admissions Monday, April 3 – Friday, April 7 to see what the Cougar spirit is all about! Take a campus tour leaving every hour on the hour with a current WSU Tri-Cities student from 9 am to 5 pm each day. Are you still deciding on a major? Take a ‘Find your Major’ buzz-feed style quiz! Meet with Admissions, get all your questions answered about how to apply, financial aid, scholarships, student life and housing! Parking is free.
No need to register, just drop by!

FUSE Launch Weekend
2017-04-02 09:30 - 16:30, 2017-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 | CIC 120
Unite. Explore. Launch.
Launch Weekend helps bring teams around great ideas. You will join forces with other Tri-Citizens who are craving the opportunity to make something new, building something bigger as a team.
Launch Weekend is hands-on and intense. You’ll prototype, research, and validate to see if your team’s idea will work in the real world. With the help of mentors, you’ll see how it can turn from a dream into a business.
Launch Weekend is for you to prove yourself to the world. Presenting your findings to a panel of experienced judges, you’ll get valuable feedback, and the top three teams will be awarded at an entrepreneurial starter kit to help them launch.

WSU Tri-Cities Day with Habitat for Humanity
2017-04-01 09:00 - 15:00 | Coug House, 304 North Charles, Pasco, WA, 99301, United States
Volunteers MUST turn in completed Volunteer Application by Friday, March 24th to participate
Habitat site located around 309 N. Charles St. Pasco, WA
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
Turn in applications to Amber Eubanks in East 228 or email at aeubanks@tricity.wsu.edu
